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ID: 300310678
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300310678

 

Record Type: concept
tenshu (fortification elements, <architectural elements by building type>, ... Components (hierarchy name))

 

Note: The strongest and securist parts of Japanese castles, these tower-like structures were constructed both within other buildings and free-standing and were sometimes located within an inner compound called a "honmaru". They could exist alone or connected to other structures of the same type. For these types of fortification structures in western European castles, use "keeps".
 
Terms:
tenshu (preferred,C,V,English-P,D,L,PN)
tenshu (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
tenshu (Japanese (transliterated)-P,D,U,PN)
天守 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
tiān shǒu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
tian shou (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
t'ien shou (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
tenshukaku (C,U,Japanese (transliterated),UF,U,N)
tenshuyagura (C,U,Japanese (transliterated),UF,U,N)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  V.PJ

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Components (hierarchy name)
.... Components (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of components (objects parts)
........ components (objects parts) (G)
Hierarchy of <components by specific context>
............ <components by specific context> (G)
Hierarchy of architectural elements
................ architectural elements (G)
Hierarchy of <architectural elements by building type>
.................... <architectural elements by building type> (G)
Hierarchy of fortification elements
........................ fortification elements (G)
Hierarchy of tenshu
............................ tenshu (G)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 日式城堡中最為強固的部分。此類高塔式結構獨立搭建於其他建築之中,且有時座落於「本丸」一類的內部複合式建築內。天守可為獨立建築或連結其他同類型建築而搭建。若為西方歐式城堡中同類型的軍事防禦結構,則稱之為「城堡主樓」。 
Dutch ..... De sterkste en veiligste gedeelten van Japanse kastelen. Deze torenachtige constructies staan binnen andere gebouwen of apart. Soms bevonden ze zich op een binnenhof dat men ���honmaru' noemde. Ze konden vrijstaan of verbonden zijn met andere constructies van hetzelfde type. Gebruik ���donjon' voor dit soort vestingwerken in West-Europese kastelen. 

Related concepts:
contextualized in ....  honmaru
................................  (defensive walls, <defensive walls and defensive wall components>, ... Components (hierarchy name)) [300310679]

Sources and Contributors:
天守............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
...........  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
tenshu............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred]
.................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.................  JAANUS [online] (2001-) accessed 13 November 2008
.................  Mason, History of Japanese Art (1993) 391
.................  Smith, Review of Tokyo: A spatial anthropology, Journal of Japanese Studies (1997)
tenshukaku............  [VP]
.......................  JAANUS [online] (2001-) accessed 13 November 2008
tenshuyagura............  [VP]
.......................  JAANUS [online] (2001-) accessed 13 November 2008
tian shou............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
....................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
tiān shǒu............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
....................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
t'ien shou............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
 
Subject: .....  [AS-Academia Sinica, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  JAANUS [online] (2001-) accessed 13 November 2008
............  Mason, History of Japanese Art (1993) 390
............  Smith, Review of Tokyo: A spatial anthropology, Journal of Japanese Studies (1997)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... JAANUS [online] (2001-) accessed 13 November 2008
.......... Mason, History of Japanese Art (1993) 390
.......... Smith, Review of Tokyo: A spatial anthropology, Journal of Japanese Studies (1997)
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......... AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)

 

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